Show Olympic Preview AAU Boxing Tourney urney Kids Break By John Mooney ney V With th their eyes focused on future Olympic boxing team two of the brightest amateur boxers inthe in inthe the he intermountain region juggled their heir weights Wednesday In an e effort ef- ef fort brt to clinch additional opportunities ties ies for individual championships in inthe inthe inthe the intermountain A AAU A U tourney So when the Intermountain AAU tournament starts at af the f fairgrounds fair fairgrounds ir- ir gro grounds coliseum Monday night Floyd Tloyd Richardson willbe fighting in n the light heavyweight class class' and J Jay y Lambert will wm be competing as asa asa asa a heavyweight Both Richardson and Lambert rate among the brightest young amateur boxers ever developed in inthe inthe I Ithe the state and their decision n to corn compete pete in m different weight classes gives Utah one nemore chance to land landone landone one me one or both the youngsters on the U U. J. J S. S Olympic team when the trials o open en this spring in San Francisco Other Stars Stan However Richardson and Lambert Lambert Lam- Lam bert jert wont won't t be the only cynosures In the he four four day day tournament which is 15 handled Dandled under the auspices of the Salt SaIt Lake Elks lodge Back for fornore more nore competition will be beTIm TIm Tim Kimball Kimball Kimball Kim- Kim ball l last sf ye years year's rs r's novice heavyweight t champ Fred Sessions promising Bob Howard recently voted the most promising boxer Inthe Inthe in the he western intercollegiate tourney in Idaho Merlin Sprouse pound champion from Roosevelt Dale pant r junior division champ from rom Utah State Gene Fullmer winner of the Denver Golden Gloves Sieves and Darrell Josie JosSe promising promising promising promis promis- ing Boys' Boys club contender According to Harold McNeil veteran veteran veteran vet vet- eran director of the tournament nt this field for the 1948 tournament should rank with any in past years both in quality and quantity And the chan chance chane e to make this tournament tournament tournament ment the first stepping stone in the ladder leading to the Olympic games games Vias been been- one been ne of the main maln reasons too Tickets on S Sale le Tickets are on sale saIl at the Mint cafe and the Elks lodge at the popular prices of ot for rIngsIde ringside ringside ring rIng- side for reserved for general admission and for tor kids in the general admission seats scats In addition Monday night will be ladies' ladies night and all feminine guests will be admitted with a ringside or reserved seat ticket for forthe forthe forthe the payment of the tax of the gals' gals tickets The battle for team honors too should b be a honey in addition to the individual scraps West Jor Jor- dan perennial team champ will willbe be DC hard pressed by the Salt Lake Boys Boys' clubs which will include I boxers from all the sponsored city boys boys' and girls girls' clubs The state industrial industrIa school from Ogden js is reported to have lined up a promisIng promising prom- prom isIng sing team Roosevelt B BY BYU Y U Utah U U. Utah State Cedar City Elks Price Preston Preston Preston Pres Pres- ton Ida Tabiona Ogden and Pocatello Pocatello Po- Po catello cateno are others favored for team honors En Entries tries are requested requested- to o be filed filec with McNeil by Sunday to assist him in lining up the fields but boxers may enter as late as the weighing weighing-In ceremonies at the Elks club Monday noon noon |